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Former Justice Minister Refused Chief of Staff of Armenian Parliament Position: Press
Former Minister of Justice of the Republic of Armenia (RA) Hrayr Tovmasyan turned down the position of Chief of Staff of the RA National AssemblyRead More »
French President Urged Not to Participate in Ceremony Renaming Yerevan’s Mashtots Park
French President François Hollande is expected to participate in an opening ceremony of Mashtots Park to be named after French national hero, French-Armenian poet Missak Manouchian.Read More »
Contract Soldier Strangled His Wife to Death and Fled
At around 2 am on May 12, resident of the village of Itsakar in Tavush marz (province), contract soldier Meruzhan Harutyunyan, 33, came home and strangled his wife Hermine Chilingaryan...Read More »
Court Disregarded Weightier Facts in Case of Death of 20-Year-Old Maro Guloyan: Lawyer
Armenia's Criminal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal against the decision to discontinue proceedings in the case of 20-year-old Maro Guloyan, who, according to...Read More »
Armenian Soldier Called Parents 3 Times Before He Died. Relatives Rule Out Suicide
A criminal case has been launched in connection with rank-and-file soldier Nerses Karapetyan, who was fatally shot on May 10 while serving at a military unit in...Read More »
No Fractures Found on Body of Armenian Soldier Found in Reservoir: Expert
The forensic examination of the body of Senior Lieutenant Meruzhan Harutyunyan, which was found in a reservoir on May 11, did not introduce significant changes to...Read More »
Non-Ruling Political Parties Divided Over Revised Pension Bill
During a special meeting of the National Assembly on the issue of pension reform, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation faction announced that it will vote in favor of...Read More »
Missing Armenian Officer’s Body Found in Reservoir
After the body of Senior Lieutenant Meruzhan Harutyunyan was discovered in the Tandzik reservoir, a forensic examination of the body was appointed.Read More »
Man Accused of Domestic Violence Sets Fire to the House, Leaving Wife and 2 Children Homeless
Lawyer Tigran Muradyan said that domestic violence should be treated as a matter of public prosecution, so the defendant should be convicted even if the complaint is withdrawn.Read More »
Soldiers are Younger Than Ceasefire Itself: UK’s Minister of Europe on Karabakh Conflict
"A generation now exists who only know of conflict between Armenians and Azerbaijanis, yet these two peoples have a long, shared history of living together peacefully...Read More »